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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 7 Racing Action! We Hope They Got Good Rest, Because The Desert Isn’t Playing!

It’s Stage 7, after a full day of rest, but the desert didn’t take a break. It’s ready to rock each and every day, and Stage 7 is no different. In the video below you’ll see Stage...

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Paint and Body Tech: The RIGHT Way To Paint Chrome, So It Actually Lasts, Doesn’t Flake, And Looks Great

During the monochromatic paint craze of the 1980s and 1990s, there were a LOT of chrome parts getting painted to match the body color of whatever hot rod, muscle car, or custom truck they were on....

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King of the Hammers 2026 Is Coming! Watch Hammertown Come Together With This Streaming Camera From Johnson Valley.

That’s right, it’s January and that means that King of the Hammers is coming! King of the Hammers 2026 officially starts on January 22nd and will continue for more than two weeks. It...

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Tool Tech: The BEST Swivel Adapters for Sockets! Putting Swivel Adapters Through Their Paces To Find Out Who’s Best

We’re back with more tool tests, which you know we love around here, and this time it’s swivel adapters that are being test. We all love a good wobbly socket, but if you don’t have...

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WORLDS WORST Corvette! Will It FINALLY RUN and ROAD TRIP? Derek At Vice Grip Garage Has Got His Work Cut Out On This One

I’m a fan of a C4 Corvette, but I’m not sure that this one isn’t cursed. When Derek got it and started working on it, the problems became bigger and bigger and bigger. It had an...

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What is Tony’s LEAST FAVORITE part of Hot Rodding? Finishing One. But That’s The Plan For His 1970 HEMI Dart Swap!

I think most hot rodders have the same problem as Tony when it comes to finishing our rides. I know I’m the same way. I think it’s Attention Deficite Hot Rod Disorder. ADHRD. We all...

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Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion 2015: Drag Cars And Hot Rods Preparing For The Strip

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – As you can tell, we have been following a pattern with our Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion photos since the start of our coverage. We have been working our...

LA Roadsters Show 2015 Coverage: Cool Coupes We Saw At The Show!

In our continuing quest to show you everything you could possibly want to see from the 2015 LA Roadsters show, we have this collection of cool coupes from the event for your viewing pleasure today....

Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Action From Maple Grove Raceway – Super Stocks, Dragsters, More

  (Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – A couple of weeks back, the ever intrepid Joe Grippo snuck back into Maple Grove Raceway and hung out for the weekend at the NHRA Division One Lucas...

With Only 60 Horsepower, Why Is This Flat Fender Willys CJ2A So Damn Cool?

With only 60 horsepower, this 1946 Willys CJ2A is probably one of the lowest with BangShift approval. And while we understand the allure of them from an American icon perspective, after all the MB...

Keep It Cool With Edelbrock Is Back! Buy A Water Pump, Get $25 Cash And A Free T-Shirt!

Incentives are good, especially when you need a part anyway and then the manufacturer goes and gives you money back for buying stuff you needed in the first place.  How can you go wrong with that?...

Carnage Video: This Compilation Of Formula Offroad Crashes From Skien, Norway Is Brutal!

We love Formula Offroad racing here. It’s one of the most ballistically insane forms of off-road motorsports we’ve ever seen…vehicles with monster engines, huge paddle tires and...

Check Out All Our Action Photos From The USCA Optima Event In Bowling Green

(Photos Courtesy of Optima Jim/Optima) If you are a fan of Pro Touring competitions, and especially the USCA Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car, then you need to check out these photos from...

New Car Friday: Ford Finally Releases Focus RS’s Power Figures: 345 Horsepower And 324 Pounds-Feet Of Torque, With More On Demand!

Ever since we saw the video of Ken Block sliding around a preproduction Focus RS, Ford has played coy with the actual power figures of the car. While we applaud Ford for not showing their hand from...

Former ISCA Corvette Unearthed: Baldwin-Motion Nose, Dual Quad Big Block, Wild Interior, Wow

If this car does not personify the 1970s ISCA show scene in one fell swoop we’re not sure what else does. Unearthed after decades of sitting in a garage, the car is in need of a full...

Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion 2015: Show Cars, Drag Cars, And Stuff That Defies Description

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – When it comes to the photos that McTaggart shot at the 2015 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion, we’ve barely scratched the surface. The guy just about...

LA Roadsters Show 2015 Coverage: Roadsters Of Every Shape, Size, and Style

We have been showing you trucks from the 2015 LA Roadsters show over the last couple of days but today we’re back in roadster mode like we should be. There is no more iconic and used hot...

Will Ownership Of Laguna Seca Change, And Could The France Family Take Over?

Monterey County, California officials have been looking into supplanting the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP)’s operation of the vaunted Laguna Seca race course...

A Somewhat Fond Look Back At The Pontiac Turbo Trans Am – A Lot Of Show, But About The “Go” Part…

I like the Pontiac Trans Am in just about every version possible. Every experience I’ve had with one makes me think of the same thing: lots of torque, a willingness to whip donuts at driver...

SCTA El Mirage June 2015: The Coolest Push, Support, Tow, And Random Vehicles At The Meet

(Words and photos by Steve Murphree) – In my first visit to El Mirage I noticed that the support and spectator vehicles were awesome! I think that because El Mirage is so much closer to SoCal...